The 32.8-foot race to help La Crosse’s food bank, the Hunger Task Force

Shelly Fortner’s run in the St. Patty’s Day .01k before, but this year, the executive director of the Hunger Task Force of La Crosse will be drinking a green beer and observing from the sidelines.

It’s the 20th anniversary of the race, happening at 6 p.m. Saturday on Pearl Street, downtown, and Fortner joined WIZM’s La Crosse Talk on Wednesday discussing what that 32.8 feet means to the Hunger Task Force.

La Crosse Talk airs weekdays at 6-8 a.m. Listen on the WIZM app, online here, or on 92.3 FM / 1410 AM / 106.7 FM (north of Onalaska). Find all the podcasts here or subscribe to La Crosse Talk wherever you get your podcasts.

We also talked about the struggles with food scarcity now and some of the other ways people can help keep people fed in the area.